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Irish History

Ten Emerald-tinged Questions.

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  • Question of

    Possibly founded by Saint Patrick in the fifth century, which archbishopric is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland?

    • Armagh
    • Knock
    • Tara
  • Question of

    Who became the inaugural First Minister of Northern Ireland in 1998?

    • Ian Paisley
    • Martin McGuiness
    • David Trimble
  • Question of

    In 1798 Irish nationalists and their French allies scored a surprise victory over the British at what battle?

    • Athlone Mile
    • Bangor Races
    • Castlebar Chase
  • Question of

    In what year did Ireland join the EEC/Common Market?

    • 1973
    • 1975
    • 1977
  • Question of

    Name the dynasty that dominated the north of Ireland in the Early Medieval period?

    • DálFiatach
    • mac Flannacáin
    • Uí Néill
  • Question of

    Eamon de Valera was born in which city?

    • Liverpool
    • Glasgow
    • New York
  • Question of

    Desperate for aid in a local feud with follow petty king Tiernan O’ Rourke, which Irishman is largely to blame for the Norman Invasion of the 1170s?

    • Dermot MacMurrough
    • Malachy MacMurrough
    • Kevin MacMurrough
  • Question of

    How many counties of Ulster joined the Irish Free State in 1921?

    • One
    • Two
    • Three
  • Question of

    As Cromwell redistributed/ethnically-cleansed Irish lands to his allies, he advised remaining dissenters to go ‘to Hell or…?

    • Ulster
    • Munster
    • Connaught
  • Question of

    What was the currency of Ireland before joining the Eurozone?

    • Harp
    • Crown
    • Punt

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